Innovation the Foundation of Technology Advancement

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1 Innovation the Foundation of Technology Advancement Scott Maccabe Vice President and General Manager Storage Device Division Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

2 Recording the Human Experience Lascaux Cave Drawings 13,000 15,000 BC Writing of Pseudo-Dionysius Thirteenth Century Dead Sea Scrolls BC

3 Documentation Techniques First printing press Johannes Gutenberg 1436 Woodblock printing Diamond Sutra 868 BC Monastic scribes

4 The Challenge of Data Retention Salvador Dali The Persistence of Memory 1931

5 Retention Vehicles Stonehenge 2500 to 2000 BC

6 Key Milestones in the Digital Age World s first laptop computer First PMR HDD Shipped -136 Gb/in2- IBM RAMAC September 13,

7 Innovation Through Synergy Printed Circuit Boards Batteries Audio & Visual Equipment (e.g. TV) Semiconductors Devices & Components Optoelectronic Devices Mobile Phones Hard Disk Drives Computer- Related Equipment Other Electron Tubes Liquid Crystal Display Digital Products TOSHIBA Telecommunications & Peripherals Portable Personal Equipment Other Personal Computers Industrial Apparatus Transportation Equipment Power Generating Equipment Infrastructure Systems Broadcasting Systems Medical Systems Other Social Automation Equipment Elevators & Escalators Established in 1875; more than 125 years of history Founded on innovation Hisashige Tanaka, nick-named the genius of mechanical wonders and Ichisuke Fujioka, the Japanese Edison World s 9 th largest computer and electronics company $52 billion net sales (Consolidated)* *Assume 120 Yen = 1 US Dollars 315 divisions and 150,000 employees around the globe

8 Contributions from Toshiba s s Leadership Produced Japan s 1 st Waterwheel Power Generator Invented the Double-Coil Electric Bulb World s 1 st Optical Disk based Filing World s 1 st System 4 MB EEPROM Developed World s Developed 1 st Laptop Computer World s 1 st Developed 1 Mbit Color Video CMOS DRAM Phone Methanol Fuel Cell for Mobile Applications Image Recognition LSI (Visconti TM ) Multi-language Voice Recognition System USIM for Mobile Phones Japan s 1 st Digital Computer (TAC) Mfg Japan s 1 st Electronic Rice Cooker Developed High- Density Optical Disk (DVD) Developed 2Gb NAND Flash Memory

9 Toshiba SDD Technology Highlights 10TB 1TB 100GB 10GB 1GB 100MB First Glass Media HDD (1990) 3/4 H series 200MB 300MB 40MB 130MB 80MB 86MB 2.5 HDD series 510MB 810MB 340MB 260MB 810MB 120GB 100GB 9.5mm H series 80GB 60GB 30GB 40GB 40GB 20GB 60GB 30GB 40GB 12.5mm H series 8GB 20GB 20GB 3.3GB 12GB 15GB 4GB 6GB 10GB 10GB 15GB 2.16GB 6GB 1.35GB 5GB 3.3GB 4.3GB 2GB 2.16GB 1.08GB 1.6GB 1.08GB 270MB First GMR Head HDD (1998) 810MB 500MB First GB-class PC-card HDD (2000) First Automotive HDD (2001) 1.8 HDD series First 0.85 HDD (2004) First PMR HDD shipped (2005) 髪の毛直径 50μm

10 Innovation and Virtual Vertical Integration Ecosystem Dedicated to the Advancement of HDD Technologies HDD Manufacture Toshiba Core Technology Center Toshiba SDD HDD Design Dept. & Storage Design Center Motor Manufacture Spindle Motor R&D Motor Engineering Division Recording Head R&D Head Manufacture Recording Head Engineering Division Over one-third of total revenue from recording head sales 10-year R&D horizon; 3-year forward development - TDK investor relations, 1Q06 Media Recording Manufacture Media R&D Media Engineering Division Sleeping giant upgrades its factories and can now shove out a million extra units a month - The Inquirer on Showa Denko, May 1, 2006

11 Enabling the Worldwide Digital Revolution

12 The Multiplier Effect of Innovation Human need is the driving force Focus technology advancement on creating a higher quality of life Convergence of functions and applications Evolve by leveraging synergies and market insights Global village Ensure the advancement of RAMAC September 13, 1956 technological progress across the world community Responsibility Embrace social and environmental concerns into our business practices

13 The Next 50 Years of Digital Storage Ubiquitous component in the fabric of society Education and socio-political implications Profound role in the persistence of memory Critical component in capturing and preserving the human experience Data protection, management and security Preservation of the environmental Impact on the manufacture of new HDDs 435 million HDDs worldwide 2006 TAM Disposal of retired HDDs and electronic waste Heightened social and environmental responsibilities ahead We, the Toshiba Group companies, based on our total commitment to people and to the future, are determined to help create a higher quality of life for all people, and to do our part to help ensure that progress continues within the world community.

14 Thank you.